10 Christmas reads gathered by The Guardian

1,  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

2.   Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs

3.  A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas link includes this short story

4.  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

5.  Holiday On Ice by David Sedaris

6.  The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

7.  The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

8.  Mog's Christmas by Judith Kerr

9.  The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien

         10.  The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen